Woman charged after biting police officer

A woman bit an RCMP officer who responded to an unwanted person call Tuesday at a St. Margarets Bay Road residence.

Before police arrived, the suspect had broken the window of a door to the home, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday. She was arrested as she entered the passenger side of a vehicle parked outside. She bit the hand of an officer but there were no injuries.

The 38-year-old woman was released on conditions and faces charges of assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and mischief. She’s scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on March 26.